Octroi target scaled up by Rs 840 crore
While octroi is levied on goods at entry points in the city and is collected in cash daily, LBT is a lumpsum amount charged on value of the goods. LBT is payable within 40 days of bringing goods into the city.
BMC chief Sitaram Kunte said in his budget speech, “This reform will boost the city’s friendly image and remove the bottlenecks associated with the present methods of octroi collection, thereby improving efficiency in movement of goods.”
While octroi is charged every time goods are brought into the city, LBT is account-based, wherein traders and businessmen will be responsible for monthly payment of tax by way of self declaration.
“Though LBT is not enforced directly and is collected through self declaration from traders, there are stringent laws and we will ensure that there is no evasion,” said Kunte. The civic body expects to earn Rs 7,700 crore through octroi collection in 2013-14.
The BMC has initiated a study with the help of Mumbai University’s department of economics and Tata Institute of Social Sciences to help implement the new tax system effectively. The civic administration is also planning to involve all
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